I think this would be the correct board for this but am uncertain.

I am well aware we are not allowed to talk about other drugs and am hoping the moderators do not feel the need to delete this. I’m not really sure how strict the rule is when discussing harder drugs, but all I ask, is that you read before you lock. Yes it is long and I’m sorry.

I was thinking earlier today, about how America’s drug war has had a very negative effect. I’ve been thinking about how nearly all the negative aspects of cannabis are in relation to America’s war on drugs.

For so many years, anti drug propaganda has lumped marijuana into the same category as Crack, Methamphetamines, Acid, etc. I realized today how asinine and ignorant it was for them to assume they could scare kids away from all drugs by simply showing how all drugs are equally as bad.

The area where I live has a major meth problem; there are dozens of houses, and even more addicts. Living in the country it is logical they would set up shop here due to limited police encounters. I know my little area is not alone in its population using meth. I thought to myself why? Why is there such a problem with this drug? I feel one reason is people are stupid and don’t give a shit. The other reason however, is America’s ingenious idea of “Let’s just tell them all drugs are equally debilitating and deadly.”

Now let’s think of a 14 year old who tries marijuana for the first time and loves it. Of course he does, most people who try it do. It’s magical, with few to no adverse effects (though at that age it may affect school grades more than an older kid.) So he tries weed and thinks to himself, “Well that wasn’t bad, I’m still alive and I feel amazing.” Isn’t it logical to assume he has now been desensitized to ALL or at leas most other illegal substances? Since he just found out marijuana isn’t nearly as evil as everyone has told him, he feels they were probably exaggerating the dangers of many other drugs… So in short, the government wants to say cannabis is a “gateway drug.” Well it only turns some people on to other drugs because the anti-drug propaganda suggest cannabis is as bad as the other drugs that 14 year old may try.

Montana has made an effort to help the meth problem. I believe it is a private organization and not the government, of course. Their ads are very graphic, and the slogan is, “not even once.” It is all supposedly true stories of ex meth addicts, which I feel would make an impact on most people. It certainly made one on me. This is a great thing right? Not when America is full of a bunch of fucking pussy parents who want to protect their kids from “disturbing images.” I was showing a friends dad the website when his 14 year old daughter walked into the room. After having said how wonderful he thought the ads were; he sends his daughter back upstairs because he said she is to young to view graphic images like these. He said he doesn’t want her to have nightmares. WTF? I hope she does watch it and does have nightmares so when someone offers her fucking Meth, she will tell them to fuck off out of fear. But of course he doesn’t see it like that, he wants to “protect” his little baby 14 year old. I hate people.

Well anyway, I would just like to tell any cops that are watching over this lovely site, to leave us the fuck alone and start dealing with real drug problems. The government you work for has handled this situation so well in the past 60 or so years, so I guess I don’t expect a bunch of fucking self righteous politicians to do anything that may help inform people of the bad drugs and leave marijuana and a few others out of the generalization.

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JaggedEdge Reviewed by JaggedEdge on . War on drugs - cannabis and Meth I think this would be the correct board for this but am uncertain. I am well aware we are not allowed to talk about other drugs and am hoping the moderators do not feel the need to delete this. I’m not really sure how strict the rule is when discussing harder drugs, but all I ask, is that you read before you lock. Yes it is long and I’m sorry. I was thinking earlier today, about how America’s drug war has had a very negative effect. I’ve been thinking about how nearly all the negative Rating: 5